Nevada (21-11; 12-8 MW) vs. Grand Canyon (20-11; 13-7 MW)
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 2:30 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nev. - Thomas & Mack Center

TV/Stream: CBS Sports Network (PxP: John Sadak; Analyst: Dan Dickau; Sideline: Evan Washburn)
Radio: 95.5 KNEV (PxP: John Ramey; Analyst: Nick Fazekas)
 
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - After dominating the Air Force Falcons with the largest margin of victory in Mountain West Championship history, #5 Nevada is set to face #4 Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championship on Thursday evening.
 
Pack fans can watch the contest at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network with John Sadak (play-by-play), Dan Dickau (analyst), and Evan Washburn (sideline) on the call.
 
The radio broadcast can be heard on 95.5 KNEV in Reno and through the Varsity Network App, featuring John Ramey (play-by-play) and Nick Fazekas (analyst).
 
UP NEXT
With a win, Nevada will move on to the semifinals to face either Utah State/UNLV on Friday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championship.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Nevada is coming off another dominant performance against Air Force. The 80-45 victory in the first round of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championship is the largest in Mountain West Conference Tournament history, surpassing the previous record set by San Diego State in a 73–39 win over Utah State in March 2014.
 
With 12 of 14 players scoring, the Pack shot 46 percent from the field, 25 percent from three, and 77 percent from the free-throw line. Corey Camper Jr. and Chuck Bailey III led the way in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Camper Jr. and Vaughn Weems paced the team on the glass with five rebounds each.
Kaleb Lowery led the team in assists with 4 recorded, which ties his career high in the category.
 
Elijah Price made his impact on the defense, leading the team with three steals and two blocks.
Nevada dominated across several key categories, outscoring Air Force in points off turnovers (25–9), points in the paint (34–28), second-chance points (11–4), fast-break points (17–2), and bench points (39–22).

SCOUTING GRAND CANYON
Grand Canyon clinched the fourth seed spot in the Mountain West Tournament after an 85-60 win against Fresno State.
 
Brian Moore Jr. led the offense with 18 points. Moore Jr. was supported by the Lopes bench with Dusty Stromer (17), Dennis Evans (12), and Caleb Shawn (11).
 
GCU won bench scoring 36-13, marking the first time the Lopes reserves have outscored their opponents in consecutive games since early January.
 
The Lopes held Fresno State to 37 percent shooting, using 13 steals and five blocks to pace 16 fastbreak points.
 
LOPES REMATCH
The last time Nevada and Grand Canyon faced each other was January 28, in Lawlor Events Center.
 
Led by Chuck Bailey III with 18 points and four rebounds, the Pack came out on top in an overtime thriller of 66-60. Bailey III was followed by Tyler Rolison, with 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Both players came off the bench to help Nevada dominate points off the bench, 41-2.
 
Rolison was a key player, knocking down all three free throws to send the game to overtime. He also made his impact on defensive end, leading the team with 3 steals.
 
As a team, Nevada shot 33 percent from the field, 41 percent from three, and 65 percent from the line. Elijah Price and Corey Camper Jr. led the board game with six rebounds apiece.
 
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
Corey Camper Jr. and Elijah Price garnered All-Conference accolades as announced by the conference on Tuesday evening.
 
Camper Jr. earned a spot on the 2025-26 All-Mountain West First Team, while Price gathered a spot on the Second Team and Defensive Team. This marks the first All-Conference accolades of their careers for both student-athletes.